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Burjeel Holdings posts AED 4.2 billion record revenue as Abu Dhabi IPO nears

Burjeel Holdings reported record full-year revenue of AED 4.2 billion for 2021, a 16% jump that sets the stage for what could be the largest healthcare IPO in Middle East history.

18 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Burjeel Holdings posts AED 4.2 billion record revenue as Abu Dhabi IPO nears

Finance & Investment

NMC Health secures $250m in interim funding as administrators fight to keep 200 UAE facilities open

NMC Health's administrators secured $250 million in new financing to maintain operations across 200 facilities while restructuring its $4 billion in hidden debt.

17 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

NMC Health secures $250m in interim funding as administrators fight to keep 200 UAE facilities open

Finance & Investment

Burjeel Holdings opens IPO at AED 14 billion valuation on Abu Dhabi exchange

Burjeel Holdings listed 11% of its shares on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange at AED 1.95–2.00 per share, pricing the 40-facility hospital group at roughly AED 14 billion.

17 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

New Openings

Burjeel and Response Plus launch $1 million healthcare prize in Abu Dhabi

Burjeel Holdings and Response Plus Medical Services have announced a $1 million award targeting healthcare innovation in Abu Dhabi, the largest private-sector prize of its kind in the UAE.

16 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Burjeel and Response Plus launch $1 million healthcare prize in Abu Dhabi

Finance & InvestmentBreaking

Burjeel Holdings files for $750M IPO, the largest healthcare listing in UAE history

Burjeel Holdings plans to raise $750 million on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, the largest healthcare IPO the UAE has seen, with direct implications for hospital consolidation and operator benchmarking across the Gulf.

14 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Burjeel Holdings files for $750M IPO, the largest healthcare listing in UAE history

Regulatory & PolicyBreaking

Musaffah parking meters start 20 April, adding AED 6,000/month cost to 200+ clinics

Mawaqif paid parking launches in Musaffah on 20 April, creating AED 400/month per-staff costs and threatening walk-in volumes at one of Abu Dhabi's densest healthcare corridors.

13 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Musaffah parking meters start 20 April, adding AED 6,000/month cost to 200+ clinics

Regulatory & Policy

82% of UAE physicians are expatriates from 40+ nations, and Abu Dhabi just put that on a flag

A Guinness World Record flag carry by 64 nationalities mirrors the staffing reality inside UAE hospitals, where expatriates fill 82% of physician roles and 93% of nursing positions.

12 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

82% of UAE physicians are expatriates from 40+ nations, and Abu Dhabi just put that on a flag

Regulatory & PolicyBreaking

Abu Dhabi's 85,000 healthcare workers set Guinness record with UAE flag event

Abu Dhabi's Department of Health organized a Guinness World Record flag-carrying event on 12 April 2026, drawing from the emirate's 85,000 licensed health professionals across 3,500 regulated facilities.

12 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Abu Dhabi's 85,000 healthcare workers set Guinness record with UAE flag event

Finance & InvestmentBreaking

PureHealth buys Greece's largest private hospital chain for $2.3 billion

Abu Dhabi's PureHealth takes majority control of Hellenic Healthcare Group's 16 hospitals, its second billion-dollar overseas deal in two years.

11 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

PureHealth buys Greece's largest private hospital chain for $2.3 billion

Regulatory & PolicyBreaking

Abu Dhabi completes UAE's first non-surgical liver tumour treatment, cuts stays from 10 days to 3

An Abu Dhabi hospital has completed the UAE's first non-surgical liver tumour ablation, reducing hospital stays from 7-10 days to 1-3 days and billed costs by up to 60 percent.

10 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Abu Dhabi completes UAE's first non-surgical liver tumour treatment, cuts stays from 10 days to 3

Regulatory & PolicyBreaking

Abu Dhabi ties licence renewals to worker-level safety certification across 3,800+ healthcare facilities

Abu Dhabi's Department of Health now requires individual competency credentials for every safety-critical role, with non-compliance penalties linked directly to facility licence renewals.

9 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Abu Dhabi ties licence renewals to worker-level safety certification across 3,800+ healthcare facilities

Regulatory & Policy

Abu Dhabi Civil Defence earns AHA stroke accreditation, one of 15+ certified centres in the UAE

Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority secured American Heart Association accreditation for Advanced Stroke Life Support on 9 April 2026, extending certified stroke training beyond hospitals and into the emirate's frontline emergency workforce.

9 Apr 2026 · 4 min read

Abu Dhabi Civil Defence earns AHA stroke accreditation, one of 15+ certified centres in the UAE

Regulatory & Policy

PureHealth shareholders approve AED 600 million dividend after strong FY2025 results

PureHealth's shareholders voted to distribute AED 600 million in dividends after fiscal year 2025, the largest payout yet from the UAE's biggest integrated healthcare group.

7 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

PureHealth shareholders approve AED 600 million dividend after strong FY2025 results

Regulatory & PolicyBreaking

PureHealth shareholders approve $163.4 million dividend, 30% of 2025 net profit

PureHealth's AGM approved an AED 600 million cash dividend, equal to 30% of 2025 net profit, while retaining $380 million for acquisitions and growth.

7 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

PureHealth shareholders approve $163.4 million dividend, 30% of 2025 net profit

Finance & InvestmentBreaking

GCC raises $3.6 billion from 23 IPOs in H1 2024 as healthcare operators weigh listing windows

GCC capital markets absorbed $3.6 billion across 23 IPOs in H1 2024. Healthcare operators with insurance-backed revenue and double-digit growth face a closing window to tap public markets before pipeline competition increases.

6 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

GCC raises $3.6 billion from 23 IPOs in H1 2024 as healthcare operators weigh listing windows

Finance & Investment

Abu Dhabi commits AED 100 million annually to train 20,000 frontline health workers

Abu Dhabi's Department of Health has allocated AED 100 million per year to upskill 20,000 frontline healthcare personnel, the emirate's largest recurring workforce development budget to date.

6 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Abu Dhabi commits AED 100 million annually to train 20,000 frontline health workers

Finance & Investment

Burjeel Holdings raises $324M in 11% stake IPO on Abu Dhabi exchange

UAE's largest private healthcare operator prices IPO at AED 2.00 per share, valuing the 82-facility network at AED 10.8 billion ahead of ADX listing on 10 October 2022.

5 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Burjeel Holdings raises $324M in 11% stake IPO on Abu Dhabi exchange

Finance & InvestmentBreaking

PureHealth closes EUR 800 million Hellenic Healthcare deal, adds 16 hospitals across Greece

Abu Dhabi's PureHealth completed its EUR 800 million acquisition of Greece's Hellenic Healthcare Group, adding 16 hospitals and 3,000 beds to its expanding international portfolio.

5 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

PureHealth closes EUR 800 million Hellenic Healthcare deal, adds 16 hospitals across Greece

Regulatory & PolicyBreaking

NMC Health founder BR Shetty faces $5.4bn fraud trial, largest in UAE healthcare history

The $5.4bn fraud trial against NMC Health founder BR Shetty begins in Abu Dhabi, six years after hidden debts collapsed the UAE's largest private hospital operator.

5 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

NMC Health founder BR Shetty faces $5.4bn fraud trial, largest in UAE healthcare history

Finance & InvestmentBreaking

PureHealth buys UK's largest private hospital group Circle Health for AED 4.4 billion

Abu Dhabi's PureHealth acquired Circle Health Group, the UK's largest independent hospital operator with 50+ facilities, for AED 4.4 billion from US-based Centene Corporation.

5 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

PureHealth buys UK's largest private hospital group Circle Health for AED 4.4 billion